New Project - Part 1 Completed

Bridgehouse

It's all happening this week at Chez Bridgehouse - this turned up today from the wonderful Graham at @GSPBASSES.   




I'm currently unsure how to finish it. I'd like to do a satin clear on the neck, but for the body do I 

- Go traditional blond (probably satin) with or without a mild relic
- Stain and tru oil
- Just tru oil for a natural finish
- Go totally left field and decoupage

Thoughts?

Rox

I'm hankering after a dark rosewood coloured strat body and matching headstock at the moment so my opinion is heavily biased...

But I love stained and oiled bodies... 

paulnb57

Decoupage....

Bridgehouse

paulnb57 said:

Decoupage....

It's so tempting to decoupage a Roy Lichtenstein onto it... summat like this...

paulnb57

Yes! I love stuff like this, anyone can paint or stain oroil a guitar, do something different!
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Says me who has painted or stained or oiled all my Partscasters!
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However! I think YOU should!
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Please?

usedtobe

Ooohhhh, that's a nasty gouge, you wanna get some filler in that!

  

Bridgehouse

I am tempted..

Bridgehouse

usedtobe said:

Ooohhhh, that's a nasty gouge, you wanna get some filler in that!

  

Tsk.

SteveRobinson

If you want to do it blond, I'll send the lacquer (foc) with your lad on Sunday? 

Bridgehouse

SteveRobinson said:

If you want to do it blond, I'll send the lacquer (foc) with your lad on Sunday? 

He's going the wrong way! Lives in Wales these days. However, I will be heading over your way Monday so I might pick up then if that's the chosen colour.. 

Choices, choices

usedtobe

Bridgehouse said:

usedtobe said:

Ooohhhh, that's a nasty gouge, you wanna get some filler in that!

  

Tsk.

Couldn't resist.. Seriously though, that's lovely! I'd probably like to see the grain through the finish, to some degree, and I've got a bit of a thing for fenders pale blue shades....

eSully

Another vote for Decoupage, I'd love to see what you do with it!

Bridgehouse

Well, decoupage is winning. Time to have a chat to the missus - she's a wizz with it...

Got to find the right picture/pattern tho... 

GSPBASSES

Being a bit of a boring old farts, it should be done in the classic colours of a 52 P-Bass, either two tone sunburst or an oil finish with just a hint of yellow in the oil. Pine coloured Danish oil is about the right colour for a 52 P-Bass.

 If you haven't already got the electrics for it, I would suggest a Seymour Duncan quarter pounder, don't have a tone control, but an EMG bass expander. With this combination, with the bass expander at zero, it will sound just like a 52 P-Bass on steroids, back volume of slightly and you get the classic sound of a 52 P-Bass. Then when you turn the bass expander up , you get some really great modern sound, turn it full on if you want to do some slap bass or soloing.

   

Moss

Best of both worlds?

Bridgehouse

Moss said:

Best of both worlds?

Now. You. Are. Talking...

Satin finish - wacky colour body.

Decoupage Pickguard.

You're a genius. 

Thanks.

Moss

Bridgehouse said:

Moss said:

Best of both worlds?

Now. You. Are. Talking...

Satin finish - wacky colour body.

Decoupage Pickguard.

You're a genius. 

Thanks.

That one's available from Scratch It, but a decoupage one would be pretty cool too

paulnb57

I like that.....a lot, and I like Scratch It, I have a couple of scrachplates, bloody good they are too...

Bridgehouse

Ok. We're off.

Body is going to be Surf Green (satin finish)

I'm going to do multiple scratchplates - some plain, some decoupaged.

Neck is being sprayed in Clear Satin:



Now, matching headstock, yes or no?

Moss

Bridgehouse said:

Now, matching headstock, yes or no?

Is that even a question?!

Bridgehouse

Moss said:

Bridgehouse said:

Now, matching headstock, yes or no?

Is that even a question?!

Well you know, this is a bit of a different build